Qingchuan History

Chapter 4 Like This Star Suddenly Last Night

Pishuang Hall is located in the northeast of Wanlan Hall, separated by a large jasmine garden and several pavilions. Walking along the flower path from the other courtyard behind Wanlan Hall, it is only four or five miles, and the cost is less than one pillar. Incense time.

Gu Xinglang stood at the end of the jasmine flower garden with his hands behind his back, about a mile away, looking at the closed door of the Phishuang Palace, the corners of his white dragon-pattern uniforms were raised from time to time in the night wind, but he never moved forward step.

Di Yan waited aside, silent.It has been hundreds of nights, and Mrs. Ziyu entered the palace at the beginning of last year, and this kind of scene happened often.At the beginning, he tried to persuade him. After all, he had been with the king since he was a child, and he knew better than anyone about the affairs of the king, Mrs. Yu and the former prince, and he and Heng'er were old friends who had known each other for many years.

During the conversation that night when Madam Yu entered the palace, he and Heng'er both attended, and saw the light in the eyes of the king gradually dimming.He thought that this matter could be explained and turned around, so he discussed with Heng'er and tried to persuade him a lot on weekdays, but Ji Wanling's attitude was extremely tough.

The number of times Gu Xinglang went to Pishuang Palace changed from going every night at the beginning to every two or three days to every ten days; the situation also changed from going in for half an hour to now just outside the hall Stand still for a while.

It was like this that Diyan gradually realized that this might be a knot.

In the small space of Yuehua Terrace, there is only room for a couch, a desk, and a maximum of four people standing besides it.Ruan Xueyin was reclining on the soft couch, holding a black round pipe that looked like a flute, thicker than a flute, with a glittering and flowing luster. Between skirts and gauze.

She stretched her limbs and leaned comfortably. She was looking at the night sky at the moment, occasionally turning her head to change the direction of her gaze. Her eyes were bright and her expression was calm.

With such a demeanor, it would be great if she were a beautiful woman with fair skin.Yunxi stared at her intently, feeling regret for the one hundred and first time in her heart.The longer she followed her, the more regretful she felt. When Ruan Xueyin turned her head and saw her, she stared blankly at herself again and smiled, "I'll have to wait a long time tonight. If you're tired, go back and rest."

"Madam always says that, but servants can't help serving. If you let the king know that there is no one around the master, he will blame him."

Ruan Xueyin looked at her for a moment with a half-smile, and finally said nothing. She picked up the black long tube in her hand, put one end close to her right eye, narrowed her left eye slightly, and turned the other end towards the sky. Through the space in the tube, she looked seriously at a certain place in the night sky .

After a while, she put down the long tube, still leaning there, her eyes slightly closed as if she was resting.Yunxi looked at the brilliant galaxy in the sky, and asked hesitantly, "Ma'am, the starry sky is bright and bright tonight, why do you have to wait?"

She has been with Ruan Xueyin for more than a month. Although she doesn't understand what stargazing is all about, she also doesn't understand how her other hand moves slightly on the screen-like ink tray every time she watches stars. , If the stars are like chess pieces, how much do you know, the best condition for stargazing is that the night sky is clean, cloudless, and the sky full of stars is clearly visible.

"The weather is fine tonight, but the place I want to see is covered by thin clouds."

Hearing this, Yunxi raised her neck and stared at the sky for a whole circle, and finally saw a very remote place in the northwest direction, where thin clouds seemed to cover the black sky.

"The requirements for stargazing are really high. It's like farming, watching the sky for food."

Ruan Xueyin is a princess, but she didn't grow up in the palace. She is not familiar with or cares about the rules. She has a cold temper and doesn't have any demands.The master and servant got along with each other for a long time, and they gradually became less attentive to what they said.

Ruan Xueyin was amused by what she said, and couldn't help raising the corners of her mouth: "You are right, that's why you need to work hard every night. If it is cloudy or rainy and snowy, it is not worth waiting all night. In this kind of weather, It’s hard to come by, so it’s worth the wait.”

As she spoke, she got up and stretched her arms.After lying down for more than half an hour, it is time to get up and move around and drink some tea.

Then she saw the white figure standing against the wind in front of the Shuangpi Temple in the northwest direction.

"It's gone again." Ruan Xueyin took a sip of tea in a small blue porcelain cup, and the ending sound was a little longer.

Yun Xi followed her line of sight, but did not answer.

"I have been in the palace for more than a month. Even if you don't want to tell me, how many people in the entire palace don't know. Mrs. Yu and the king are not on good terms, and they don't see each other often on weekdays. For more than ten days, I silently stood in front of the Shuang Phi Temple in the night, standing for half an hour." She said, still looking in the direction of the Shuang Phi Shuang Palace, her eyes rolled, she didn't know what she was thinking.

Yun Xi hurriedly said: "Good master, even if you know, don't say that, it's a taboo in the palace."

"I heard that Junshang and Mrs. Yu grew up together since childhood, and Ji Xiang is still Junshang's teacher. It stands to reason that the relationship should be very good. Why is this so?" Ruan Xueyin turned to look at her, as if she didn't hear a word of what she said just now. ear.

Yunxi showed distress, and intertwined his fingers uneasily: "Madam, don't ask, I don't know."

"Is it because of that rumor?"

Ruan Xueyin's rumors have been circulating throughout the continent since the second year of Jinghong. It is difficult to hear in Jidu City now. Of course, it is due to certain suppression measures, but it can't stop this world that is keen on conspiracy theories. Speculation and arrangement, In the end, a rumor or statement was turned into a story with clear logic and style.

In the Battle of Fengting Pass that year, the battle against Prince Feng was clearly a victory. Although victory on the battlefield does not guarantee a general's escape, Gu Xinglei died in the last day or two of the battle.

It stands to reason that the general situation has been settled, and the opponent's strength and combat power have fallen to the bottom. With his combat talent and experience, how could he be ambushed by a small group of light cavalry and die under thousands of arrows?

Where did the ambush army come from, which power it was from, and the thousands of soldiers who came back alive from Fengting Pass, no one could explain clearly.Such a good method is obviously carefully planned.

At the beginning, most of the public opinion pointed to the three kingdoms of Yin, Bai, and Wei, thinking that it was either one of the three, or a joint effort, not necessarily the royal family, but also folk forces.After all, the Qi State quickly established a new monarch, without any trouble, Gu Xinglang ascended the throne, and used thunderous means to stabilize the ruling and opposition parties; however, a thorough investigation into the death of Prince Zhanfeng was not conducive to calming the hearts of the people, so although Gu Xinglang wanted to investigate, he always Started only secretly, and progressed slowly.

However, rumors began to circulate in the second year after the new prince ascended the throne. The general idea is that the first prince died in battle, and then the first prince died of a serious illness. The timing was too coincidental. The three kingdoms of Yin, Bai, and Wei didn't get any benefits.

It has always been the case that those who make the most profits are the ones who are the most likely to escape suspicion, so the saying that everything may have come from the handwriting of today's Qi Jun Gu Xinglang has become the new mainstream of public opinion overnight.

Of course, it is impossible for all the rumors in the world to appear overnight and spread to the largest extent. Tracing the root cause, there must be someone plotting, speaking, and arranging.

For whatever purpose, benevolent or malicious.

"Ma'am, this servant has been serving the imperial court since the first year of Jing Hong, and she doesn't know anything about what happened before the emperor took the throne. As for Mrs. Yu after entering the palace," she pursed her lips, as if to speak,

"Your Majesty has always been accompanied by Lord Diyan, even Lord Shen Ji knows more than I do. The slaves really don't know."

Ruan Xueyin knew that she had always been cautious in her words and deeds, and she was ordered by the king to come to Zhexue Palace to serve her closely and stare at her, so naturally she couldn't say anything more.

Before Ji Wanling came out of the cabinet, she was the candidate for the crown prince appointed by the previous emperor. The whole continent knows that if she and the prince Zhan Feng are in love, Gu Xinglang will be rumored to kill his brother not long after he ascended the throne. This is the best childhood friendship , probably can't keep it.

She glanced at the Phi Shuang Temple in the distance and the long shadow in front of the hall, thinking to herself, inference, everything made sense.

However, if Ji Wanling became suspicious of Gu Xinglang because of this, and even felt disgusted, why did she marry him?
Is it because Jun Shang has been in love with this childhood sweetheart, the famous beauty of Qi State for too long, and must marry?
Or did Ji Wanling want to personally enter the palace to investigate the case for her deceased sweetheart?

No matter Gu Xinglang or Ji Wanling, to Ruan Xueyin, they are just strangers so far.She couldn't get any conclusive reasons to guide her actions from the above conjectures, but one thing is certain:
Your Majesty must be very fond of this Mrs. Yu.

Since she came all the way to Daqi Palace to get things, or to borrow things, there must be something decent to exchange.

I'm afraid that the other party has nothing to ask for.

It's good to ask for something.

It seems that the stars are not from last night, for whom the wind and dew stand at midnight.she thought.good poem.

　It seems that the stars are not from last night, for whom the wind and dew will set up the mid-night night——Huang Jingren's "Qi Huai"

　　
　
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